Laccocephalum

Laccocephalum
Laccocephalum basilapidoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Polyporales
Family:	Polyporaceae
Genus:	Laccocephalum McAlpine & Tepper (1895)
Type species
Laccocephalum basilapidoides McAlpine & Tepper (1895)
Species
L. basilapidoides L. hartmannii L. mylittae L. sclerotinum L. tumulosum

Laccocephalum is a genus of fungi in the family Polyporaceae. The genus was discovered in 1895 by Daniel McAlpine and Otto Tepper.^[1] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek words λάκκος ("cistern") and κεφαλή ("head").^[2]

Species

• Laccocephalum basilapidoides McAlpine & Tepper (1895)
• Laccocephalum hartmannii (Cooke) Núñez & Ryvarden (1995) – Lord Howe Island
• Laccocephalum mylittae (Cooke & Massee) Núñez & Ryvarden (1995) – Australia
• Laccocephalum sclerotinum (Rodway) Núñez & Ryvarden (1995)
• Laccocephalum tumulosum (Cooke & Massee) Núñez & Ryvarden (1995) – Australia

References

1. McAlpine, D.; Tepper, J.G.O. (1895). "A new Australian stone-making fungus, Laccocephalum basilapiloides, McAlp. and Tepp". Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria. 7: 166–168.
2. Donk, M.A. (1960). "The generic names proposed for Polyporaceae". Persoonia. 1 (2): 173–302.